EdwarddeBruce, 1st Earl and last of Carrick was the son of RobertleBrus, 1st Baron Brus and Margaret, Countess of Carrick. He married EleanordeRoss, daughter of WilliamdeRoss, 5th Earl of Ross, after 1 June 1317, although this marriage may have not taken place.2 He married IsabellaofStrathbogie, daughter of JohnofStrathbogie, 9th Earl of Atholl and MargaretofMar.2 He died on 14 October 1318 at Dundall, IrelandG, killed in action, without legitimate issue.2 He was created Lord of Galloway before 16 March 1309.2 He was created 1st Earl of Carrick [Scotland] before 24 October 1313.2 He fought in the Battle of Conyers on 10 September 1315, where he defeated the Earl of Ulster.3 He fought in the Battle of Kenlis, County Kildare on 6 December 1315, where he defeated Roger Mortimer (later Earl of March).3 He fought in the Battle of Ardskull, County Kildare on 20 January 1315/16, where he defeated Edmund Butler, Justiciar.3 He gained the title of King Edward of Ireland.2 He was crowned King of Ireland on 2 May 1316.2 He fought in the Battle of Dundall on 14 October 1318 at Dundall, IrelandG.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.4

[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998). Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.